Musical chocolate garnishes for one of my favorite cupcakes!
We were attending a jazz event for my son’s school and I needed to donate a dessert!
What could be better than fabulous cupcakes decorated with a musically themed garnish!
Drawing for chocolate garnishMusical Notes Chocolate Garnish for Cupcakes
Draw the shape you would like to create out of chocolate. Place a piece of wax paper over the drawing and pipe melted chocolate, using a pastry bag and small round tip, over your drawing. When finished, slide the wax paper exposing the drawing again to create multiple garnishes!
Chocolate Garnish for CupcakesTreble Clef Chocolate Garnish for Cupcakes
This recipe is fabulous and produces a deep rich chocolate cake filled with a creamy ganache and piled high with light as air, velvety, meringue frosting.
Wish they were bigger – no worries – just have two, three….
Filling cupcakes with ganache.
Because the cupcake’s frosting was white, I wanted to embellish it with a chocolate garnish. I struggled over what to create until my daughter suggested making bow ties and dresses. Brilliant! I immediately set out to do just that!
Chocolate Garnish
I began by drawing an outline of ties and a dress in the sizes I wanted the garnish to be. I then placed a piece of translucent wax paper over the drawings and the pencil lines were clearly visible. After filling my pastry bag with melted chocolate, I piped the chocolate onto the sheet of wax paper using a small round decorator tip. I simply needed to follow the lines and voila – a super easy and very fun garnish.
Chocolate Garnish for Cupcakes
Once the chocolate hardened, I eased them from the wax paper and gently pressed them into the frosting. So fun!
Special Occasion Chocolate Garnish for Cupcakes
This easy garnish would work well for any formal occasion especially weddings, engagement parties, wedding showers, anniversaries, prom…..
Need a quick decoration for your Easter cupcakes or carrot cake? Look no further – this is a super quick and super easy garnish. Melt white chocolate chips in a double boiler. Once melted, separate into two bowls and stir in food coloring. I used liquid food coloring and it worked fine, but Wilton’s icing color is better because it is concentrated. The potential problem with adding the liquid to the chocolate is that the chocolate can begin to seize. Mine worked with the green, but the orange began to seize because of the extra drops required. Adding a solid shortening helps the chocolate to remain smooth. I chose to use coconut oil because it is healthier! It is awesome stuff!
White Chocolate CarrotsCarrot Cake Cupcake
Once your colors are ready, load up your pastry bags and have some fun. I used a small round tip for the orange and a small leaf tip for the green! Let them harden and add them to your fabulous dessert!
